Since a 3-year-old little boy fell into an enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday and zoo personnel killed Harambe, a 17-year-old, 450-pound gorilla seen hovering over the child, public reaction to the slaying has exploded on the web, talk radio and television.
In a video of the incident, the small boy, Isiah Dickerson, can be seen walking and splashing after he crawled through a barrier and landed in the moat. Harambe stood next to Isiah, picked him up and dragged him around the habitat for close to 10 minutes. The zoo’s dangerous animal response team considered it a “life-threatening situation” for Isiah and killed Harambe.
The boy was taken to the hospital but released Saturday evening. His family said Isiah is “doing fine” and thanked the zoo personnel for making quick decisions....
